English for Presentations

Introduction

Useful phrases and vocabulary

Saying why your topic is relevant for your audience Todaystopicisofparticularinteresttothoseofyou/us who Mytalkisparticularlyrelevanttothoseofuswho Mytopicis/willbeveryimportantforyoubecause Bytheendofthistalkyouwillbefamiliarwith Stating your purpose Thepurpose/objective/aimofthispresentationisto Ourgoalistodeterminehow/thebestwayto WhatIwanttoshowyouis Myobjectiveisto TodayIdliketogiveyouanoverviewof TodayIllbeshowingyou/reportingon Idliketoupdateyouon/informyouabout Duringthenextfewhourswellbe Structuring Ivedividedmypresentationintothree(main)parts. InmypresentationIllfocusonthreemajorissues. Sequencing Pointonedealswith,pointtwo,andpointthree First,Illbelookingat,second,andthird Illbegin/startoffby.ThenIllmoveonto Then/Next/Afterthat Illendwith

Welcoming the audience Goodmorning/afternoon,ladiesandgentlemen. Hello/Hieveryone. Firstofall,letmethankyouallforcomingheretoday. Itsapleasuretowelcomeyoutoday. Imhappy/delightedthatsomanyofyoucouldmakeit today. Itsgoodtoseeyouallhere.

Introducing yourself Letmeintroducemyself.ImAnnBrownfrom Forthoseofyouwhodontknowme,mynameis Letmejuststartbyintroducingmyself.Mynameis Giving your position, function, department, company Assomeofyouknow,Imthepurchasingmanager. Imthekeyaccountmanagerhereandamresponsible for Imhereinmyfunctionastheheadof Imtheprojectmanagerinchargeof Introducing your topic WhatIdliketopresenttoyoutodayis Imheretodaytopresent Todaystopicis Thesubject/topicofmypresentationis InmypresentationIwouldliketoreporton InmytalkIlltellyouabout TodayImgoingtotalkabout Illbetalkingabout

Timing Mypresentationwilltakeabout30minutes. Itwilltakeabout20minutestocovertheseissues. Thiswonttakemorethan Handouts Doeseverybodyhaveahandout/brochure/copyofthe report?Pleasetakeoneandpassthemon. Dontworryabouttakingnotes.Iveputalltheimportant statisticsonahandoutforyou. Illbehandingoutcopiesoftheslidesattheendofmy talk. IcanemailthePowerPointpresentationtoanybodywho wantsit. Questions Therewillbetimeforquestionsaftermypresentation. Wewillhaveabout10minutesforquestionsinthe questionandanswerperiod. Ifyouhaveanyquestions,feelfreetointerruptmeatany time. Feelfreetoaskquestionsatanytimeduringmytalk.

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Effective openings

Useful phrases and vocabulary

Going back AsIsaid/mentionedearlier, LetmecomebacktowhatIsaidbefore Letsgobacktowhatwewerediscussingearlier. AsIvealreadyexplained, AsIpointedoutinthefirstsection,

Rhetorical questions Ismarketresearchimportantforbranddevelopment? Dowereallyneedqualityassurance? Interesting facts AccordingtoanarticleIread recently, Didyouknowthat? Idliketoshareanamazing fact/figurewithyou. Stories and anecdotes IrememberwhenIattendeda meetinginParis, AtaconferenceinMadrid,Iwasonce askedthefollowingquestion: Letmetellyouwhathappenedto me Problem to think about Supposeyouwantedto.How wouldyougo aboutit? Imagineyouhadto.Whatwouldbe yourfirststep?

The middle/main part

Saying what is coming Inthispartofmypresentation,Idliketotalkabout So,letmefirstgiveyouabriefoverview. Indicating the end of a section Thisbringsmetotheendofmyfirstpoint. Somuchforpointtwo. So,thatsthebackgroundon ThatsallIwantedtosayabout Summarizing a point BeforeImoveon,Idliketorecapthemainpoints. Letmebrieflysummarizethemainissues. IdliketosummarizewhatIvesaidsofar Moving to the next point Thisleadsdirectlytomynextpoint. Thisbringsustothenextquestion. Letsnowmoveon/turnto Afterexaminingthispoint,letsturnto Letsnowtakealookat

Referring to other points Ihaveaquestioninconnectionwith/concerningpayment. Thereareafewproblemsregardingthequality. Withrespect/regardtoplanning,weneedmore backgroundinformation. Accordingtothesurvey,ourcustomerserviceneeds reviewing. Adding ideas Inadditiontothis,IdliketosaythatourITbusinessis goingverywell. Moreover/Furthermore,thereareotherinterestingfacts weshouldtakealookat. Apartfrombeingtooexpensive,thismodelistoobig. Talking about (difficult) issues Ithinkwefirstneedtoidentifytheproblem. Ofcoursewellhavetoclarifyafewpointsbeforewestart. Wewillhavetodealwiththeproblemofincreasingprices. Howshallwecopewithunfairbusinesspractices? Thequestionis:whydontwetacklethedistribution problems? Ifwedontsolvethisproblemnow,wellget/runinto serioustroublesoon. Wewillhavetotakecareofthisproblemnow. Wearecurrentlyhavingdifficultieswith

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Useful phrases and vocabulary

Making recommendations Wedsuggest Wetherefore(strongly)recommendthat Inmyopinion,weshould Basedonthefigureswehave,Imquitecertain that Inviting questions Arethereanyquestions? Wejusthavetimeforafewquestions. AndnowIllbehappytoansweranyquestionsyoumay have.

Rhetorical questions Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthis? So,whatdoesthismean? So,justhowgoodaretheresults? So,howarewegoingtodealwiththisincrease? So,wheredowegofromhere? WhydoIsaythat?Because Dowereallywanttomissthisopportunityto?

Conclusion
Indicating the end of your talk Imnowapproaching/nearingtheendofmy presentation. Well,thisbringsmetotheendofmypresentation. ThatcoversjustabouteverythingIwantedtosayabout OK,IthinkthatseverythingIwantedtosayabout Asafinalpoint,Idliketo Finally,Idliketohighlightonekeyissue. Summarizing points BeforeIstop,letmegooverthekeyissuesagain. Justtosummarizethemainpointsofmytalk Idliketorunthroughmymainpointsagain Toconclude/Inconclusion,Idliketo Tosumup(then),we

Effective Conclusions
Quoting a well-known person Asoncesaid, Toquoteawell-knownbusinessman, Toputitinthewordsof Referring back to the beginning RememberwhatIsaidatthebeginningofmytalk today? LetmejustgobacktothestoryItoldyouearlier. Remember,

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